JP2018078981A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine whose behavior in the marketplace is designed not to be widely deviated from a behavior at the time of an official certification on the type thereof, while suppressing gambling property.SOLUTION: A normal interval and an advantageous interval can be set. An AT lottery is performed according to a result of an internal lottery during the normal interval. On the basis of having won the AT lottery, a shift to the advantageous interval is determined. During the advantageous interval, under a prescribed condition, an assist time game is performed. A winning probability, in the internal lottery, of a winning mode of a small combination or a bonus that can become a winning trigger to the AT lottery and a probability to acquire a winning of the AT lottery after acquiring the winning mode of the small combination or the bonus are both set equal to or greater than 1/17500.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 15

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming machine (rotational gaming machine, slot machine) having a plurality of reels having symbols arranged on an outer peripheral surface is known. This type of gaming machine gives a certain game value to game media such as medals and pachinko balls, and performs a game for acquiring such game media. Also, this type of gaming machine performs an internal lottery triggered by the player's rotation start operation and starts rotation of a plurality of reels in a mode according to the result of the internal lottery as a player's stop operation trigger. Control is performed to stop a plurality of reels. The game result is determined by the symbol combination displayed on the winning determination line in a state where the plurality of reels are stopped, and medals are paid out according to the game result.

  In recent years, a winning assistance effect that assists a winning combination is executed under predetermined conditions, thereby changing the winning probability of a winning combination and making it easier to acquire a game medium such as a medal in an AT state where the winning assist effect can be executed. A gaming machine capable of performing an assist time game has gained popularity (see Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP 2009-201655 A JP 2011-015901 A

  However, for gaming machines that can perform assist-time games, the ability to acquire medals etc. is improving year by year, while it is socially required to suppress the shooting ability so that a large number of medals cannot be acquired at once. In addition, by providing a rare winning mode with a very low probability of winning, and when such a rare winning mode is obtained, an excessively advantageous assist time game can be performed. It has also been pointed out that the behavior of a gaming machine may differ significantly from the behavior of a type test to check whether the gaming machine meets technical standards.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which the behavior in the market is not significantly deviated from the behavior at the time of the type test while suppressing the gaze. .

  The present invention includes a plurality of reels having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface, an internal lottery means for performing an internal lottery for determining whether or not a winning combination, and the plurality of reels are rotated for each game to perform a stop operation. As a trigger, a reel control means for controlling the rotating reel to stop in a manner according to the result of the internal lottery, and a symbol combination showing a winning pattern predetermined for each combination in a state where the plurality of reels are stopped. Based on the fact that is displayed on the active line, it is possible to set a winning determination means for determining that a winning combination has been won, a normal section and an advantageous section, and perform a specific lottery according to the result of the internal lottery in the normal section Based on winning the specific lottery, it is decided to shift to the advantageous section, and in the advantageous section, the assist time game is performed under a predetermined condition, and the value of the clear counter is updated and cleared. A privilege granting means for ending the advantageous section based on the fact that the value of the unter reaches the predetermined value, performing a predetermined initialization process, and returning to the normal section, and assisting the winning of a predetermined role in the assist time game An effect control means for performing control for causing the effect device to perform a winning assist effect, and capable of executing an assist time game only in the case of the advantageous section, which is a chance to win the specific lottery. The winning probability in the internal lottery of the winning aspect to be obtained and the probability of obtaining the winning of the specific lottery while obtaining the winning in the winning aspect are both related to a gaming machine set to 1/17500 or more. .

  In the present invention, a specific lottery is performed in accordance with the result of the internal lottery in the normal section, and it is decided to shift to the advantageous section based on winning the specific lottery, and the assist time game is played only in the advantageous section. The clear counter value is updated in the advantageous section, and when the clear counter value reaches a predetermined value, the advantageous section ends and initialization processing is performed to return to the normal section. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the game media from being excessively acquired beyond the designed acquisition expected value in the advantageous section.

  In the present invention, the winning probability in the internal lottery of the winning mode that can be a chance to win the specific lottery and the probability of obtaining the winning mode and winning the specific lottery are both 1 / 17,500 or more. As a result, it is possible to make it difficult to generate a situation in which the behavior of the type test to confirm that the gaming machine meets the technical standards and the behavior in the actual market are significantly different. .

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the functional block of the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the internal lottery table in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the internal lottery table in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the winning aspect of the small part in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the winning aspect of the replay in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the symbol arrangement | sequence of the reel in the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the relationship between the pressing order of the stop button and the winning combination in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the relationship between the pressing order of the stop button and the winning combination in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the relationship between the winning combination and symbol combination in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the relationship between the winning combination and symbol combination in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a transition diagram of the gaming state and RT state in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a transition diagram of the production state in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a transition diagram of the game section in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating distribution of the random value in the internal lottery table which concerns on the normal state in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention, and the winning probability of AT lottery. It is a figure for demonstrating the distribution probability of the random value in the internal lottery table which concerns on the normal state in the game machine which concerns on the modification of embodiment of this invention, and the winning probability of AT lottery. It is a transition diagram of the production state in the gaming machine according to the modification of the embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. The embodiments described below do not unduly limit the contents of the present invention described in the claims. In addition, all the configurations described in the present embodiment are not necessarily essential configuration requirements of the present invention.

1. Configuration FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The gaming machine according to the present embodiment is a so-called slot machine or spinning-type gaming machine, and is a type of gaming machine that performs games using medals as gaming media.

  In the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, a reel unit including a first reel R1 to a third reel R3 (a plurality of reels) is housed in a box-shaped casing including a storage box BX, an upper front door UD, and a lower front door DD. It has been. A hopper unit (not shown) as a medal payout device is housed in the lower portion of the reel unit in the housing. In the gaming machine casing of the present embodiment, a CPU, ROM (an example of an information storage medium), RAM, and the like are mounted, and a control board for controlling the operation of the gaming machine is also housed.

  Each of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 shown in FIG. 1 is divided into 21 regions (each region is referred to as “frame”) at regular intervals on the outer peripheral surface, and each frame has a plurality of types of symbols. One is arranged. The first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are pivotally supported by a stepping motor (reel driving means: not shown), and are each driven to rotate around the axis of the stepping motor. By controlling the width or the like, it is possible to stop in units of frames (a predetermined rotation angle unit, a predetermined rotation amount unit). That is, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when the stepping motor rotationally drives the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 according to the drive pulse supplied from the control board, and the supply of the drive pulse from the control board is interrupted, As the rotation of the stepping motor stops, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 stop.

  The upper front door UD and the lower front door DD are provided so as to be individually openable and closable, and the upper front door UD has a display window DW that allows observation of the rotation state and the stop state of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. Is provided. In the stopped state of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3, the plurality of types of symbols arranged at regular intervals on the outer peripheral surfaces of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are continuously arranged on the outer peripheral surface. The three symbols (the upper symbol, the middle symbol, and the lower symbol) can be observed through the display window DW from the front of the gaming machine.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the upper, middle, and lower stages are provided for each reel as display positions for observing the symbol through the display window DW, and an effective line is set according to the combination of the display positions of each reel. The In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the number of medals required for one game, the so-called prescribed insertion number is set to three, and when a medal corresponding to the prescribed insertion number is inserted, the first reels R1 to R1 The effective line L1 configured by each middle stage of the third reel R3 is activated.

  The game result is determined by the symbol combination stopped and displayed on the active line in the display window DW. If the symbol combination on the active line is a symbol combination corresponding to a predetermined symbol, the winning combination is won. As a thing, medals are paid out from the hopper unit.

  The upper front door UD is provided with a game information display section DS and a section display SEC. The game information display unit DS includes an LED, a lamp, a 7-segment display, and the like. The number of medals credits, the number of medals paid out or won in one game, and the total number of medals paid out or won in a bonus state. Various game information such as the total of the game is displayed. The section indicator SEC notifies whether or not the user is staying in the advantageous section by turning off and turning on the built-in LED.

  Further, the upper front door UD is provided with a liquid crystal display LCD for performing a game effect. On the liquid crystal display LCD, various videos (or images) for assisting the game or for exciting the game are displayed. Further, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, a plurality of speakers (not shown) for performing a game effect are provided for the upper front door UD and the lower front door DD. From the speaker, various sounds for assisting the game or for exciting the game are output.

  The lower front door DD is provided with various operation means. As the operation means, an operation that triggers the start of the game by rotating the bet button (insertion operation means) B0 and the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 for performing an operation of inserting a credited (stored) medal. Start lever (game start operation means) SL for performing the game, and a stop button (stop operation means for performing an operation that triggers each of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 that is rotationally driven by the stepping motor. ) B1-B3 and the like are provided.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the player starts rotation control of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 by inserting a medal into the medal insertion slot MI or performing an operation of pressing the bet button B0. Is set to a possible ready state. When the player depresses the start lever SL, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are started to rotate by driving the stepping motor on the control board, and an internal lottery using a random number value is performed, so that the first reel R1 On the condition that the rotation speed of the third reel R3 has increased to a predetermined speed, the pressing operation of the stop buttons B1 to B3 is permitted (validated).

  Thereafter, when the player presses down the stop buttons B1 to B3 at an arbitrary timing, stop switches (stop signal output means: for example, a photo sensor, a continuity sensor, a pressure) built in each of the stop buttons B1 to B3 A sensor or the like) performs an ON operation, and changes a reel stop signal input to the control board from the OFF state to the ON state.

  When the player releases the stop buttons B1 to B3 that are in the pressed state at an arbitrary timing, the stop switches corresponding to the stop buttons B1 to B3 are turned off, and the reel stop signal input to the control board is turned on. Change from off to off.

  And the control board is at a stop position according to the result of the internal lottery based on the change from the off state to the on state of the reel stop signal whose signal state changes according to the pressing timing and release timing of the stop buttons B1 to B3. The first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are stopped.

  Further, a medal payout opening MO and a medal tray MP are provided at the lower part of the lower front door DD, and the number of medals according to the game result is paid out from the medal payout opening MO to the medal tray MP. Yes.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the gaming machine of the present embodiment.

  The gaming machine of this embodiment is controlled by a game control means (control board) 100. The game control means 100 receives input signals from input means such as the medal insertion switch 210, the bet switch 220, the start switch 230, the stop switch 240, etc., and performs various calculations for executing the game, and based on the calculation results. The operation control of the output means such as the reel unit 310, the hopper unit 320, the display device 330, the acoustic device 340 is performed. The functions of the game control means 100 are stored in advance in various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.), ROM (an example of an information storage medium), or hardware such as RAM, ROM, etc. It is realized by software consisting of a given program.

  The game control means 100 includes an insertion acceptance means 105, a random number generation means 110, an internal lottery means 120, a reel control means 130, a winning determination means 140, a payout control means 150, a replay processing means 160, a game state transition control means 170, RT Control means 173, privilege grant means 175, effect control means 180, and storage means 190 are included.

  The insertion accepting means 105 accepts the insertion of medals for each game, and performs a game start operation on the start lever SL (game start operation means) based on the insertion of medals corresponding to the prescribed number of insertions (three). Perform the process to enable. In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the first pressing operation of the start lever SL that is activated based on the insertion of medals corresponding to the specified insertion number is accepted as the game start operation, and the first reel R1 to the third reel. It is an opportunity to start the rotation of R3 and an opportunity to execute the internal lottery.

  Further, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, when a medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot MI, the medal insertion switch 210 is operated, and the insertion accepting means 105 is inserted with a prescribed number of insertions as a limit. Is set to the on state. Further, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when the bet button B0 is pressed while the medal is credited to the gaming machine, the insertion accepting means 105 sets the specified number of insertions as the bet switch 220 is activated. Limit and set the credited medal to the inserted state.

  The random number generation means 110 is a means for generating random numbers for lottery. The random value can be generated based on, for example, a count value of an increment counter (a counter that counts numerical values so as to circulate a predetermined count range). In this embodiment, the “random number value” is not only a value that is randomly generated in a mathematical sense, but even if the generation itself is regular, the acquisition timing and the like are irregular. Includes a value that can function as a random number.

  The internal lottery means 120 determines whether or not a winning combination is made based on a start signal from a start switch 230 that is actuated by a game start operation on the start lever SL (first press operation on the activated start lever SL). Means for performing an internal lottery, and performs a lottery table selection process, a random number determination process, a lottery flag setting process, and the like.

  In the lottery table selection process, it is determined which internal lottery table is used for internal lottery among a plurality of internal lottery tables stored in the main lottery table storage unit 191 of the storage unit 190. In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, six types of internal lottery tables (internal lottery table 1 to internal lottery table 6) as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 are stored in the main lottery table storage unit 191. In each internal lottery table, each of a plurality of random values (for example, 65536 random values from 0 to 65535) corresponds to various combinations such as replays, small roles, bonuses, and loses (unauthorized). It is attached.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, small roles 1 to 8 are prepared as small roles, and the winning order of the small roles is the batting order bell 1 to the batting order bell 9, the common bell, watermelon, cherry, and JAC. Is set.

  The winning mode of each small combination will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5. The hitting bell 1 to the hitting bell 9 are two to four types of one small combination (a small combination with one payout), one 8 types of 8 small combinations (dividends with 8 dividends) are shown to be won, and the common bell consists of 5 types of 1 small portion and 1 type of 8 small portions. It shows that it wins in duplicate.

  Watermelon also indicates that one type of three small roles (dividends with three dividends) will be won independently, and Cherry is one type of two small roles (small portion with two dividends). JAC has five types of one small role, one type of two small number, one type of three small number, and one type of eight small number. It shows that it wins in duplicate.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, replay 1 to replay 6 are prepared as replays, and normal replay and batting order replay 1 to batting order replay 6 are set as replay winning modes.

  The winning aspect of each replay will be specifically described with reference to FIG. 6. The normal replay indicates that the replay 1 wins alone, and the batting order replay 1 to the batting order replay 3 represent the replay 1 and the replay 2. The three types of replays including the replay 1 to the replay 3 indicate that the three types of replays including the replay 1 and the replay 3 are selected and won.

  In the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the winning probabilities of the small roles are the same in the internal lottery table 1 to the internal lottery table 5, and the internal lottery table 1 = internal lottery table 2 = internal lottery table 5 <internal lottery table 3 <. The replay winning probability increases in the order of the internal lottery table 4. Further, in the internal lottery table 6, a small role is won with higher probability than the internal lottery table 1 to the internal lottery table 5, and replay is not a lottery target.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, a big bonus (BB: an example of a bonus) is prepared as a bonus. In the internal lottery table 1 to the internal lottery table 4, the big bonus (BB) is set as a lottery target. However, in the internal lottery table 5 and the internal lottery table 6, the big bonus (BB) is excluded from the lottery targets.

  In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the normal state, the BB establishment state (an example of the bonus establishment state), and the BB state (an example of the bonus state) can be set as the gaming state, and the RT state (replay lottery state). The non-RT state, the RT1 state, the RT2 state, and the RT3 state can be set. In the lottery table selection process, any one of the internal lottery table 1 to the internal lottery table 6 is selected according to the gaming state and the RT state. Select as the internal lottery table to be used in the internal lottery.

  In the random number determination process, a random value (lottery random number) is acquired from the random number generator 110 for each game based on the start signal from the start switch 230, and the main lottery table storage unit 191 of the storage unit 190 for the acquired random number value. It is determined whether or not the winning combination is won with reference to the internal lottery table stored in the table.

  In the lottery flag setting process, the lottery flag corresponding to the winning combination determined to be won based on the result of the random number determination process is changed from the non-winning state (first flag state, off state) to the winning state (second flag state). , ON state). In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when two or more types of winning combinations are won, a lottery flag corresponding to each of the two or more types of winning winning combinations is set to a winning state. Note that the lottery flag setting information is stored in the lottery flag storage unit 192 of the storage unit 190.

  In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, a lottery flag (carry-over possible flag) that can carry on the winning state for the next and subsequent games until winning, and the winning state is not carried over to the next and subsequent games regardless of the winning. A lottery flag (a carry-over impossible flag) that is reset to the winning state is prepared. The combination with which the former carry-over possible flag is associated is a bonus, and the small combination and replay are associated with the latter carry-over impossible flag. That is, in the lottery flag setting process, when the big bonus (BB) is won in the internal lottery, the winning state of the big bonus (BB) lottery flag is carried over until the big bonus (BB) wins. At this time, the internal lottery means 120 performs an internal lottery to determine whether or not the small role and replay are successful even in a game in which the winning state of the big bonus (BB) lottery flag is carried over. In other words, in the lottery flag setting process, in the game where the winning state of the bonus lottery flag is carried over, if a small role or replay is won, the bonus lottery flag that has already been won and the small role that has been won in the internal lottery And a lottery flag corresponding to two or more types of combinations including a replay lottery flag are set in a winning state.

  The reel control means 130 starts rotation driving of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 by a stepping motor based on a start signal from a start switch 230 that is actuated by a game start operation to the start lever SL by the player. Press the stop buttons B1 to B3 (stop operation means) corresponding to the reels in which the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are normally rotating at a predetermined speed (about 80 rpm: a rotation speed of about 80 rotations per minute). The control which makes the stop operation by this effective is performed, and the control which stops the 1st reel R1-3rd reel R3 rotationally driven by the stepping motor in the aspect according to the setting state (result of an internal lottery) of a lottery flag I do.

  The reel controller 130 stops the reel from the stop switch 240 when the stop switch 240 is actuated when the player presses the stop buttons B1 to B3 in a state where the stop operation for the stop buttons B1 to B3 is enabled. Based on the signal, the supply of the drive pulse (motor drive signal) to the stepping motor of the reel unit 310 is stopped to perform control to stop each of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3.

  That is, the reel controller 130 determines the stop position of the reel corresponding to the pressed button of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 each time the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed. The reel is stopped at the stop position. In the gaming machine of this embodiment, pressing the stop button B1 corresponds to an operation for stopping the first reel R1, and pressing the stop button B2 is an operation for stopping the second reel R2. Correspondingly, pressing the stop button B3 corresponds to an operation for stopping the third reel R3. That is, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, when the pressing order of the stop buttons B1 to B3 is changed, the stopping order of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 is changed.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, for the first reel R1 to the third reel R3, the rotating reel corresponding to the pressed stop button stops within 190 ms from the time when the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed. It is like that. When the rotating reel is stopped within 190 ms from the time when the stop button is pressed, the stop position of each rotating reel is 0 frames from the time when the stop button is pressed until the reel stops. It is determined in the range of ~ 4 frames (predetermined pull-in range). The reel control means 130 displays the symbol corresponding to the winning combination in the internal lottery on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating reel corresponding to the stop button that has been pressed among the stop buttons B1 to B3. The symbol corresponding to the combination for which the lottery flag is set to the winning state is displayed on the effective line when it is located within the range of 0 frame to 4 frames with respect to the display position on the active line at the time when the pressing operation is performed on Control is performed so as to stop the rotating reel corresponding to the stop button for which the pressing operation has been performed, so that the reel is displayed at the upper display position.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the red 7 symbol “red 7” and the white 7 symbol “white 7” with respect to the outer peripheral surfaces of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 constituting the reel unit 310. , Black 7 symbol “black 7”, BAR symbol “BAR”, replay symbol “RP”, dummy symbol “DUM”, bell symbol “BL”, watermelon symbol A “WMA”, watermelon symbol B “WMB”, and cherry symbol When “CH” is arranged and a symbol existing within 4 frames from the pressing detection position is drawn on the effective line, the symbols arranged at intervals of 4 frames or less on the outer peripheral surface of each reel are pressed. Regardless of the detection position, it can be displayed on the effective line.

  Further, the reel control means 130 is rotating with reference to the process (logic calculation) for obtaining the stop position of the rotating reel by priority and the stop control table stored in the stop control table storage means 193 of the storage means 190. And a process for determining the stop position of the reel (table reference process).

  First, in the logic operation, within the range of 0 frame to 4 frames from the pressing detection position which is the position of the reel at the time of operation of the stop switch 240 (when pressing of the stop button is detected) according to the priority order data determined for each combination. Priorities are obtained for the stop position candidates for 5 frames (or 2 frames) existing in (or in the range of 0 frame to 1 frame). Then, the stop position candidate with the highest priority among the priorities of the respective stop position candidates is determined as the actual stop position. However, in logic calculation processing, the same priority may be obtained for a plurality of stop position candidates depending on the result of the internal lottery, the pressed detection position, etc., and there are a plurality of stop position candidates with the highest priority. In such a case, the actual stop position is determined by a table reference process described later.

  In particular, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, the priority order is determined in the order of “replay> bonus” and “small role> bonus”, and in the logic operation, lottery flags regarding two or more types of roles are set to the internal winning state. In the case where the winning position is included, the symbols constituting the winning form of the role with the lower priority are selected for the stop position candidates including the symbols constituting the winning form of the winning combination with the higher priority according to the priority associated with each winning combination. The priority is determined so that the priority is higher than the candidates for the stop positions to be included.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the priority for the stop position candidate when multiple types of small roles are won in the internal lottery depends on the number of symbol combinations indicating the winning pattern that can be displayed on the active line. There are cases where the priority is obtained and cases where the priority is obtained according to the number of medals paid out based on a predetermined payout for the small role, and the number of symbol combinations indicating a winning form that can be displayed on the effective line. When determining the priority for the stop position candidate according to each stop position candidate, the priority becomes higher as the stop position where the number of symbol combinations indicating the winning pattern that can be displayed on the active line increases. If the priority for the stop position candidate is determined according to the number of medals paid out, the small part dividend corresponding to the symbol displayed at the display position on the active line Medals enough priority payout increases stop position (stop position payout can be winning more small winning combination) based seeks priority for the candidate of each stop position to be higher. However, if the priority for the stop position candidate is determined according to the number of medals paid out, if a small role with the same payout is won in duplicate, the stop position where each small role can be won The priorities for the candidates are treated as the same, and when the priorities for the stop position candidates are determined according to the number of symbol combinations indicating the winning pattern that can be displayed on the active line, The priorities of the stop position candidates having the same number of symbol combinations indicating the displayable winning patterns are treated as the same.

  In this embodiment, when the batting order bell is won, a logic operation corresponding to the pressing order of the stop buttons B1 to B3 is performed. Specifically, the correct answer hit order is set for each of the hit order bell 1 to the hit order bell 9, and a pressing order different from the correct answer hit order is treated as an incorrect answer hit order. Then, when any of the hitting bells is won, if the type of the stop button that is pressed first corresponds to the correct hitting order, it is determined that the correct hitting order is set, and the number of medals to be paid out is maximized. The priority is obtained so that the priority of the stop position candidate is the highest. In addition, when any of the batting order bells is won and the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in the incorrect batting order, the combination of symbols constituting the most winning form can be displayed when each reel is stopped. The priority is determined so that the priority of the possible stop position candidates is the highest.

  In the present embodiment, when any of the batting order bells is won, if stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in the correct batting order, candidates for stop positions that can win 8 small roles (small role 6) can be won. When the logic operation is performed so that the priority of the game is the highest and the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in the incorrect answering order, a stop that can win one small combination (small combination 1 to 5) The logic operation is performed so that the position candidate has the highest priority.

  If the game state is BB established, the winning of the small role is given priority over the bonus. Therefore, if the batting order bell is won and the stop operation is performed according to the correct hitting order, the 8 small roles will win. Even when the stop operation is performed in the incorrect answering order, the priority is set so that the big bonus (BB) winning is avoided when the symbols constituting the winning form of the single small role are displayed on the active line. Desired. However, when winning a watermelon or cherry, it is not possible to display the symbols that make up the winning form of the three small roles corresponding to watermelon or the two small roles corresponding to cherry on the active line. Since there is a pressing detection position where the symbols constituting the winning pattern of BB) can be displayed on the active line, if a watermelon or cherry is won in the BB established state, the small role will not be won and A bonus (BB) may be awarded.

  In addition, when the hitting bell is won in the BB established state, the stop position may be determined so that the type of the small role to be prioritized is changed according to the pressing order. For example, when the hitting bell is won in the BB established state The priority is determined so that the number of symbol combinations indicating the winning patterns that can be displayed on the active line regardless of the pressing order is the stop position, and the winning of one small winning combination is more than the winning of eight small winning combinations. You may make it determine a stop position giving priority to winning. In this way, if one small combination is preferentially won over eight small combinations in the BB established state, the expected medal acquisition value in the BB established state can be kept lower. The player can be motivated to win the bonus (BB) as soon as possible.

  In the present embodiment, when a common bell or JAC is won, a logic operation is performed so as to obtain a priority according to the number of medals paid out. Even if the operation is performed, the logic calculation is performed so that the priority of the stop position candidate that can win the eight small combinations (small combination 6) is the highest, and any pressing is performed even when JAC is won. Even if stop operations are performed in order, the logic operation is performed so that the priority of the stop position candidates that can win eight small combinations (small combination 6) is the highest.

  In the logic operation, so-called pull-in processing and kick-out processing are performed as processing for obtaining reel stop position candidates. The pull-in process is a process for obtaining a priority for a reel stop position candidate so that a winning combination whose lottery flag is set to a winning state can be won as much as possible. On the other hand, the kicking process is a process for obtaining a priority for a reel stop position candidate so that a combination whose lottery flag is set to a non-winning state cannot be won. In this way, the reel control means 130 can stop the symbol of the winning combination with the lottery flag set in the winning state while winning the symbol of the winning combination with the lottery flag set in the non-winning state. A logic operation is performed to obtain a candidate stop position of the reel so as not to stop.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the reel unit 310 includes a reel index 315 made of a photosensor, and the reel control means 130 is based on a reference position signal detected by the reel index 315 every time the reel makes one revolution. Thus, the current rotation state of the reel can be monitored by obtaining the rotation angle (the number of rotation steps of the rotation axis of the stepping motor) from the reel reference position (the frame detected by the reel index 315). It has become. That is, the reel control unit 130 can obtain the position of the reel when the stop switch 240 is operated by obtaining the rotation angle from the reference position of the reel.

  In the table reference process, when a plurality of stop position candidates with the highest priority are obtained as a result of the logic operation, the stop control table storage unit 193 of the storage unit 190 indicates which position is the stop position. This is determined with reference to the stop control table stored in the table.

  Here, in the stop control table, in accordance with the setting state of the lottery flag, the correspondence between the pressed detection position, which is the position of the reel at the time when the stop switch 240 is activated (when the stop button is pressed), and the actual stop position. Relationship is set. In the stop control table, a correspondence relationship between the press detection position and the number of sliding symbols indicating the amount of rotation from the press detection position to the actual stop position may be set according to the setting state of the lottery flag.

  In the stop control table that is referred to when any one of the batting order bell 1 to the batting order bell 9 is won in the internal lottery, as shown in FIG. 8, the correct answer batting order (an example of a specific operation order) for each batting order bell. ) Is set, and a pressing order different from the correct answer order is treated as an incorrect answer order.

  And in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, when any one of the batting order bell 1 to the batting order bell 9 is won and the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in the correct batting order, the 8 small winning combinations wins a prize. Thus, when the stop position with respect to the pressing detection position is set, and the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in the incorrect answering order, one of the small combinations wins, and none of the small combinations wins. The stop position with respect to the pressed detection position is set so that there is a case where the symbol combination indicating the RT fluctuation blank is displayed on the effective line.

  Even if the batting order bell is won in the BB formation state, the winning of the small role is prioritized over the bonus, so that 8 small roles win in the correct answer order and 1 small role in the incorrect answer order. The stop position with respect to the pressed detection position is set so that there is a case where a symbol combination indicating an RT fluctuation blank is displayed on the active line without winning any winning combination. In the present embodiment, when the first stop operation is performed at the time of winning the batting order bell in the BB formation state, the symbols constituting the winning form of any small role are always displayed on the active line. Since the big bonus (BB) winning is avoided in this case, the big bonus (BB) is won even if neither of the eight small bonuses or one small bonus included in the batting order bell is won. Never do.

  In the present embodiment, in the stop control table that is referred to when the common bell or JAC is won, when the common bell is won, the eight small bonuses are won no matter which stop operation is performed. The stop position for the press detection position is set so that, even when the JAC is won, even if the stop operation is performed in any pressing order, the eight small combinations will win. Has been.

  In this embodiment, in the stop control table that is referred to when any one of the batting order replay 1 to the batting order replay 6 is won, the correct batting order is set for each batting order replay as shown in FIG. A pressing order different from the correct answer order is treated as an incorrect answer order.

  And in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, when any one of the batting order replay 1 to the batting order replay 3 is won and the stop button B1 to B3 is pressed in the correct batting order, the replay 2 wins. The stop position with respect to the pressed detection position is set, and when the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in the incorrect hitting order, the stop position with respect to the pressed detection position is set so that the replay 1 wins.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, when any one of the batting order replay 4 to the batting order replay 6 is won and the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in the correct batting order, the replay 3 wins. The stop position with respect to the pressed detection position is set, and when the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in the incorrect hitting order, the stop position with respect to the pressed detection position is set so that the replay 1 wins.

  The winning determination means 140 performs a winning determination process for determining whether or not a winning combination has been won based on the stop mode of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. Specifically, with reference to the winning determination table stored in the winning determination table storage means 194 of the storage means 190, it is displayed on the active line when all of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are stopped. It is determined whether or not the symbol combination is in the form of a winning combination of a predetermined combination. Then, depending on the symbol combination displayed on the active line in a state where each reel is stopped, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the big bonus (BB), replay 1 to replay 6, small combination 1 to small combination 8 A winning determination table is prepared so that it can be determined whether or not there is a winning and whether or not an RT fluctuation blank is displayed.

  In the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, when the winning combination is won based on the determination result of the winning determination unit 140, the winning process is executed. As a winning process, for example, when a small role is won, a payout control unit 150 performs a medal payout control process, and when a replay wins, a replay process unit 160 performs a replay process, and a bonus is awarded. When a prize is won, a gaming state transition control process is performed by the gaming state transition control means 170 to transition the gaming state. Further, when a predetermined symbol combination is displayed on the active line in a state where all reels are stopped, the RT control unit 173 performs control for changing the RT state according to the displayed symbol combination. .

  The payout control means 150 performs payout control processing relating to the payout of medals according to the game result. Specifically, when a small combination wins, the number of medals to be paid out in the game is determined based on a predetermined payout for each combination, and the medals corresponding to the determined number of payouts are assigned to the hopper unit 320 ( The payout device is controlled to pay out.

  The hopper unit 320 performs an operation of paying out medals of the payout number instructed by the payout control means 150. The hopper unit 320 is provided with a payout medal detection switch 325 that operates every time a medal is paid out. The payout control means 150 is actually operated from the hopper unit 320 based on an input signal from the payout medal detection switch 325. It is configured to be able to manage the number of medals paid out.

  If credits (internal storage) of medals are permitted, instead of actually paying out medals by the hopper unit 320, the number of credits stored in a credit storage area (not shown) of the storage unit 190 (not shown) A credit addition process for adding the number of payouts to the number of credited medals is performed to virtually pay out medals.

  When the replay is won, the replay processing means 160 performs a replay process (regame process) for setting the same preparation state as the previous game without requiring insertion of medals owned by the player for the next game. That is, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, when a replay is won, an automatic insertion is performed in which the same number of medals as the previous game are automatically inserted without using the player's own medals (including credit medals). Processing is performed, and the next game start operation for the start lever SL is waited in a state where the same effective line as the previous game is set.

  As shown in FIG. 12A, the gaming state transition control means 170 performs a gaming state transition control process for transitioning the gaming state between the normal state, the BB establishment state, and the BB state. As the game condition transition condition, one condition may be defined, or a plurality of conditions may be defined. In the case where a plurality of conditions are determined, the gaming state is determined based on the fact that one of the plurality of predetermined conditions is satisfied or all of the plurality of predetermined conditions are satisfied. It is possible to shift to another gaming state.

  The normal state is a game state corresponding to the initial state among a plurality of types of game states, and a transition from the normal state to the BB establishment state is possible. Specifically, when the big bonus (BB) is won in the normal state, the state shifts to the BB establishment state. In the normal state, any one of the internal lottery table 1 to the internal lottery table 4 in which the big bonus (BB) is set as the lottery object among the internal lottery table 1 to the internal lottery table 6 shown in FIGS. An internal lottery is performed with reference to the RT state.

  The BB establishment state is a gaming state that shifts when the big bonus (BB) is won in the internal lottery. In the BB establishment state, the internal lottery table 1 to the internal lottery table 6 shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 is determined with the same probability as the normal state, the big bonus (BB) is excluded from the lottery target, An internal lottery is performed with reference to the internal lottery table 5 in which the winning probability of replay is set to about 1 / 7.3.

  In the BB formation state, the winning combination of the small bonus and the replay is determined while the lottery flag corresponding to the big bonus (BB) is maintained in the winning state until the big bonus (BB) is won, and the big bonus (BB) is won. When the symbol combination indicating the form is displayed on the activated line, the gaming state transition control means 170 shifts the gaming state from the BB established state to the BB state based on the big bonus (BB) winning.

  The BB state is a gaming state that shifts when the symbol combination indicating the big bonus (BB) winning pattern is displayed on the active line. In the BB state, among the internal lottery table 1 to the internal lottery table 6 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the winning probability of the small role is set higher than the internal lottery table 1 to the internal lottery table 5, and replay is excluded from the lottery targets. The internal lottery with reference to the internal lottery table 6 is performed. In other words, the BB state is a gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state in that the small role is won more frequently than the normal state.

  Further, in the BB state, it is determined whether or not the end condition is satisfied based on the total number of medals paid out by the bonus game in the BB state, and medals exceeding the predetermined scheduled end payout number (for example, 200). When is paid out, the gaming state transition control means 170 ends the BB state and returns the gaming state to the normal state.

  As shown in FIG. 12B, the RT control means 173 includes a non-RT state (non-replay time state), an RT1 state (first replay time state), an RT2 state (second replay time state), and an RT3 state ( RT transition control processing for transitioning the RT state between the (third replay time state) is performed. In the present embodiment, the replay lottery mode varies depending on the RT state, and specifically, at least one of the replay winning probability, the type of replay subject to the lottery, and the combination of replays to be won in duplicate is different. Yes. As the transition condition for the RT state, one condition may be defined, or a plurality of conditions may be defined. In the case where a plurality of conditions are defined, the RT state is determined based on whether one of the plurality of predetermined conditions is satisfied or all of the plurality of predetermined conditions are satisfied. Transition to another RT state is possible.

  The non-RT state is an RT state corresponding to an initial state among a plurality of types of RT states, and a transition from the non-RT state to the RT1 state is possible. Specifically, when the symbol combination indicating the RT fluctuation blank is displayed on the active line in the non-RT state, the state shifts to the RT1 state. In the non-RT state, among the internal lottery table 1 to the internal lottery table 6 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, normal replay 1 to normal replay 3 are set as the replay winning mode, and the replay winning probability is about 1/7. The internal lottery with reference to the internal lottery table 1 set to .3 is performed. In this embodiment, when the gaming state returns to the normal state with the end of the BB state, it is set to the non-RT state, and when the gaming state is the normal state, one in the RT state other than the non-RT state When the small role wins, the RT state shifts to the non-RT state.

  The RT1 state is an RT state that is shifted when the symbol combination indicating the RT fluctuation blank is displayed on the effective line, and the transition from the RT1 state to the RT2 state and the non-RT state is possible. . Specifically, in the RT1 state, when the symbol combination showing the winning form of the replay 2 is displayed on the active line (when the replay 2 wins), the state shifts to the RT2 state, and in the RT1 state, one small role is played. When the symbol combination indicating the winning pattern is displayed on the active line (when one small combination wins), the state shifts to the non-RT state. Also, in the RT1 state, of the internal lottery table 1 to the internal lottery table 6 shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the hitting order replay 1 to the hitting order replay 6 is set as the winning mode of replay, and the winning probability of replay is about 1/7. An internal lottery with reference to the internal lottery table 2 set to 3 is performed.

  The RT2 state is an RT state that is shifted when the symbol combination indicating the winning form of the replay 2 is displayed on the active line, and the transition from the RT2 state to the RT3 state, the non-RT state, and the RT1 state. Is possible. Specifically, in the RT2 state, when the symbol combination indicating the winning form of the replay 3 is displayed on the active line (when the replay 3 wins), the state shifts to the RT3 state, and in the RT2 state, one small role is played. When the symbol combination indicating the winning pattern is displayed on the active line (when one small winning combination wins), the state shifts to the non-RT state, and the symbol combination indicating the RT fluctuation blank in the RT2 state is displayed on the effective line. If so, the state transitions to RT1 state. In the RT2 state, in the internal lottery table 1 to the internal lottery table 6 shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the hit order replay 7 to the hit order replay 12 are set as the replay winning mode, and the replay winning probability is about 1/2. An internal lottery with reference to the internal lottery table 3 set to 5 is performed.

  The RT3 state is an RT state in which the symbol combination indicating the winning form of the replay 3 is displayed on the active line, and the transition from the RT3 state to the non-RT state and the RT1 state is possible. ing. Specifically, in the RT3 state, when the symbol combination indicating the winning form of one small winning combination is displayed on the active line (when the single small winning combination wins), the state shifts to the non-RT state, and in the RT3 state When the symbol combination indicating the RT fluctuation blank is displayed on the effective line, the state shifts to the RT1 state. Further, in the RT3 state, among the internal lottery table 1 to the internal lottery table 6 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, normal replay 1 to normal replay 3 are set as the winning mode of replay, and the winning probability of replay is about 1/1. An internal lottery with reference to the internal lottery table 4 set to 5 is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the privilege granting means 175 changes the production state among a plurality of types of production states including a non-AT state, an AT preparation state, an AT state, and an AT end standby state. To set the production state to the AT state (assist time state), determine the success or failure of the AT state end condition based on the value of the AT end determination counter 195, and end the AT state when the AT state end condition is satisfied. To control. In this embodiment, when staying in the AT ready state or the AT state, the effect control means 180 notifies the correct hitting order when winning the hitting bell, so that the eight small roles (small role 6: predetermined role) In one example), a winning assistance effect that assists winning is performed, and an assist time game in which medals can be obtained more easily than a game staying in a non-AT state can be performed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the privilege granting means 175 can set a normal section, an internal standby section, and an advantageous section, and in the normal section, the effect state is fixed to the non-AT state, and the AT lottery is performed. The winning state can be set to the AT state on condition that the advantageous zone is started and is an advantageous zone. And the privilege granting means 175 is an AT lottery (an example of a specific lottery) based on the fact that a winning mode including a small role or a bonus is obtained in an internal lottery when the game state is a normal state in a game in a normal section. I do. In particular, in the present embodiment, the AT lottery is performed when any of the batting order bell, common bell, cherry, watermelon, or big bonus (BB) is won. Further, when the gaming state is the BB establishment state and when the gaming state is the BB state, the AT lottery is not executed even in the normal section. In the AT lottery, the random number obtained for the internal lottery is compared with the AT lottery table stored in the main lottery table storage unit 191 to determine whether or not the AT lottery is won according to the comparison result. In the AT lottery table, either winning or losing is associated with each of the random numbers for internal lottery associated with winning a bonus or bonus in the internal lottery that triggers the AT lottery. When the random value acquired for the internal lottery is associated with winning in the AT lottery table, it is determined that the AT lottery has been won.

  Then, when the bonus granting means 175 wins the AT lottery in the normal zone, it starts the advantageous zone based on the fact that the AT lottery is won and shifts the production state from the non-AT state to the AT state via the AT preparation state. Thus, assist time games are performed in advantageous sections. If an AT lottery based on the Big Bonus (BB) win is won, the winning information of the AT lottery is held until the end of the BB state, and the BB state ends and the gaming state returns to the normal state. The production state is set to the AT ready state, and the state is shifted to the AT state via the AT ready state. In the present embodiment, the AT preparation state, the AT state, and the AT end standby state can be set only in the advantageous zone.

  In the present embodiment, in the AT preparation state, the prize assisting effect is executed by the effect control means 180 so as to guide the RT state to the RT3 state.

  For example, when staying in the RT1 state, which is an RT state that is likely to be staying in the non-AT state at the time of winning the AT lottery, the replay 2 is awarded in the winning order of the batting order replay 1 to the batting order replay 3 In order to be able to perform, a winning assistance effect for informing the correct batting order is executed to guide the RT state to the RT2 state, and in the RT2 state, the replay 3 can be won when the batting order replay 4 to the batting order replay 6 are won. Then, the winning assistance effect for informing the correct hitting order is executed to guide the RT state to the RT3 state.

  In this embodiment, in the AT preparation state, the effect control means 180 performs a winning assistance effect informing the correct batting order when the batting order bell is won, but when the AT preparation state is staying in the non-RT state, the RT state In order to change the state to the RT1 state, the stop operation needs to be performed in an incorrect answering order in order to display the symbol combination indicating the RT fluctuation blank on the active line. For this reason, if the AT lottery is won while the player is staying in the non-RT state, the winning assistance effect is not executed when the batting order bell is won while staying in the non-RT state even in the AT preparation state. It is like that.

  And the privilege provision means 175 transfers an effect state from AT preparation state to AT state based on having changed RT state to RT3 state, when set to AT preparation state. The transition from the AT ready state to the AT state may be performed based on the transition from the RT state to the RT2 state when the AT ready state is set, or the AT ready state is set. When the game is over, the game may be shifted to the AT state at the end of the game based on the fact that any one of the batting order replay 4 to the batting order replay 6 is won in the RT2 state.

  In the AT state, if the RT state falls to a non-RT state or an RT1 state due to a player's operation error, a prize winning effect is performed so that the RT state is returned to the RT3 state as long as the AT state is maintained. Is called. However, when the RT state falls to the non-RT state in the AT state, the symbol of the batting order bell is won until the symbol combination indicating the RT fluctuation blank is displayed on the active line in order to guide the RT state to the RT1 state. No winning assistance will be performed.

  Further, the privilege granting means 175 sets a value “50” corresponding to 50 times as the number of games to be the end condition of the AT state in the AT end determination counter 195 based on the fact that the AT lottery is won, and the AT state Then, every time an assist time game is performed, for example, when the start lever SL is pressed, a constant value “1” corresponding to one assist time game from the value of the AT end determination counter 195 is obtained. Decrement update to subtract. Further, in the AT state, the decrement update of the AT end determination counter 195 is continued even in the process of returning the RT state to the RT3 state due to the RT state falling to the non-RT state or the RT1 state due to a player's operation error.

  Then, when the stored value of the AT end determination counter 195 reaches the initial value “0”, the privilege granting unit 175 determines that the AT state end condition is satisfied, and the privilege granting unit 175 sets the effect state to the AT end standby state. When the RT state shifts to the non-RT state or the RT1 state in the AT end standby state, the advantageous section is ended along with returning the effect state to the non-AT state. In the present embodiment, in the AT end standby state after the end of the AT state, the winning assist effect at the time of winning the batting order bell by the effect control means 180 is not performed, so the symbol combination indicating a single small role winning or RT variation blank The RT state easily falls to the non-RT state or the RT1 state. It should be noted that the presentation state after the end of the AT state may return to the non-AT state without providing the AT end standby state. The return condition from the AT end standby state to the non-AT state is, for example, that the stop operation is performed in the incorrect answer hit order when the hitting bell is selected, and the symbol combination indicating the RT fluctuation blank is displayed on the effective line. Or it may be that one small role wins.

  In addition, in the AT state, the privilege granting means 175 ends the AT according to the winning mode of the combination in the internal lottery when the winning mode of the small role obtained in the internal lottery is watermelon, cherry or common bell. An extra lottery is performed to determine whether or not to add a given added value to the value of the determination counter 195.

  In the extra lottery, the random number acquired for the internal lottery is compared with the extra lottery table stored in the main lottery table storage unit 191 to determine whether or not the extra lottery is won according to the comparison result. In the extra lottery table, each of the random values associated with the winning mode that triggers the extra lottery is associated with either winning or losing, and the random number obtained in the extra lottery is added to the extra lottery table. If it is associated with winning, it is determined that the winning lottery has been won. In this embodiment, an additional lottery table corresponding to the winning mode of the role in the internal lottery is selected from a plurality of types of additional lottery tables, and the winning probability of the extra lottery is “common bell <cherry <watermelon ”In order. In addition, the added value when winning the extra lottery is selected in the order of “cherry <watermelon <common bell”. In addition, the relationship between the winning mode of the role in the internal lottery and the winning probability of the extra lottery, and the relationship between the winning mode of the role in the internal lottery and the added value when winning the extra lottery are not limited to those described above, but are arbitrary. Can be determined.

  Further, when the big bonus (BB) is won in the AT state, the privilege granting means 175 interrupts the AT state by canceling the decrement update of the AT end determination counter 196 based on the winning of the big bonus (BB), The AT state is resumed as the RT state shifts to the RT3 state via the AT preparation state after the end of the BB state. In the present embodiment, when the big bonus (BB) is won in the situation where the game is performed in the AT state in the advantageous section, the return to the AT state is confirmed after the end of the BB state. Is to be maintained. In the present embodiment, even when the big bonus (BB) is won in the AT ready state, the AT state is resumed via the AT ready state after the end of the BB state. However, if the big bonus (BB) is won in the AT end standby state, the rendering state returns to the non-AT state as the RT state returns to the non-RT state after the end of the BB state, The advantageous section ends with the return of the performance state to the non-AT state.

  Further, the privilege granting means 175 performs an initialization process for initializing control information related to the effect state based on the end of the advantageous section. In particular, in the present embodiment, the presentation state is initialized to the non-AT state by the initialization process, and the value of the AT end determination counter 195 is initialized to an initial value (for example, 0) and returns to the normal section. ing.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, in addition to the normal section and the advantageous section, an internal middle standby section can be set, and the privilege granting means 175 is advantageous based on winning the AT lottery in the normal section. The section starts, but when the big bonus (BB) is won, the AT lottery is won. An advantageous section is started via the middle standby section.

  Note that execution of the AT lottery is prohibited when the waiting period is inside, and the AT lottery is not executed even when the winning mode that triggers the execution of the AT lottery is obtained in the internal lottery. However, the AT lottery may be executed also in the internal standby zone, but in this case, it is preferable to invalidate the AT lottery result.

  In this embodiment, the value of the clear counter 197 is set to a predetermined value (for example, 1) in the game in which the AT lottery is won in the normal section, and the clear counter 197 is played every time one game is performed in the advantageous section. Incremental update is performed by adding a certain value (for example, 1) corresponding to one game to the value of the game, and the value of the clear counter 197 exceeds a threshold value (for example, 1500) (the value of the clear counter is “ 1501 "), the end condition of the advantageous section is established. In this embodiment, the clear counter 197 is updated after all the spinning reels in each game are stopped. However, if it is determined in advance in each game, the clear counter 197 is updated at any timing. For example, a game start operation on the start lever SL may be used as an update opportunity. In the advantageous section, the clear counter 197 is updated even if the transition to each effect state such as the AT preparation state or the AT preparation state occurs unless the end condition of the advantageous section is satisfied. In addition, when the AT lottery is won, but the advantageous section starts via the internal medium standby section, the clear counter 197 is not updated in the internal medium standby section, and the clear counter 197 is updated at the start of the advantageous section. Is started.

  In this embodiment, when the value of the clear counter 197 exceeds the threshold value, the initialization process is executed with the end of the advantageous section, and the normal section is restored. For this reason, when the value of the clear counter 197 exceeds the threshold value in the situation where the user stays in the AT state, the AT state is forcibly terminated by the initialization process, and the rendering state is initialized to the non-AT state. At the same time, the value of the AT end determination counter 195 is initialized to an initial value (for example, 0). Further, even when the value of the clear counter 197 exceeds the threshold value in a situation where the user is in the AT ready state, the AT ready state is forcibly terminated by the initialization process, and the effect state is initialized to the non-AT state. At the same time, the value of the AT end determination counter 195 is initialized to an initial value (for example, 0), and when the value of the clear counter 197 exceeds the threshold value in the situation where the AT end standby state is maintained, the non-AT Even if the condition for returning to the state is not satisfied, the AT end standby state is forcibly ended by the initialization process, and the effect state is initialized to the non-AT state.

  In the initialization process, not only the above-described effect state and AT end determination counter 195 are initialized, but also the clear counter 197 is initialized. Specifically, the value of the clear counter 197 is set to an initial value (for example, 0). It is initialized. In the present embodiment, it is determined that the end condition of the advantageous section is satisfied even when the effect state returns to the non-AT state, and the initialization process is executed when the advantageous section ends.

  In this embodiment, even when the value of the clear counter 197 exceeds the threshold value and the BB is established, the advantageous interval ends and the initialization process is performed. In this case, the advantageous interval is performed. If the big bonus (BB) that has already been won cannot be won in the game of the normal section after the end, the winning of the big bonus (BB) does not accompany the transition to the advantageous section. Section is maintained.

  In the present embodiment, even when the clear counter 197 exceeds the threshold value and stays in the BB state, the advantageous section is terminated regardless of whether the BB state termination condition is satisfied. Then, the initialization process is performed and the process shifts to the normal section. However, since the AT lottery is not performed in the BB state in the normal section, the advantageous section ends when the BB state is stayed. When the initialization process is performed, the effect state after the end of the BB state is always the non-AT state. Note that the game state is not initialized depending on the initialization process that accompanies the end of the advantageous section. Therefore, when the initialization process is performed in a situation where the player stays in the BB state, the initialization process is completed. Information such as the number of payouts in a game in the BB state is not initialized by the initialization process, and the game in the BB state is performed until the end condition for the BB state is satisfied.

  Further, the privilege granting means 175 notifies that the advantageous section is staying in the advantageous section by turning on the LED built in the section indicator SEC when the advantageous section is started, and based on the end of the advantageous section. Control is performed to turn off the LED built in the section indicator SEC. In the present embodiment, the LED built in the section display unit SEC is turned off in the normal section and the internal middle standby section. Therefore, it is possible to make an advantageous section by checking the lighting state of the section display unit SEC. You can judge whether you are staying or not.

  And in this embodiment, the privilege provision means 175 starts or complete | finishes the advantageous area alerting | reporting which is alert | reporting staying in an advantageous area based on the value of the clear counter 197. For example, when a predetermined value (for example, 1) is set in the clear counter 197 as a result of shifting to the advantageous section, the advantageous section is based on the fact that the value of the clear counter 197 is greater than the initial value “0”. When the notification is started and the value of the clear counter 197 is initialized to the initial value “0” in accordance with the end of the advantageous section and the transition to the normal section, the value of the clear counter 197 is set to the initial value “0”. The advantageous section notification is terminated based on the fact.

  In the present embodiment, regarding the advantageous section notification, when the advantageous section is started, the LED built in the section indicator SEC is turned on and it is immediately notified that the user is staying in the advantageous section. However, it may be a non-informing section that does not notify that it is an advantageous section until the predetermined number of games (for example, 32 times) is exhausted from the start of the advantageous section. The section indicator SEC does not need to be provided exclusively as in the present embodiment. In the game information display unit DS, a credit indicator for displaying the number of medal credits, a payout indicator for displaying the number of medal payouts, and the like. You may make it also use. For example, when a credit indicator or payout indicator is composed of a 7-segment indicator, it indicates whether or not the user is staying in an advantageous section by switching on / off the dot display section that displays the decimal point, etc. The dot display unit may be turned off in the section, and the dot display unit may be turned on in the advantageous section to provide the advantageous section notification.

  The effect control means 180 uses the display effect performed using the display device 330 (an example of the effect device) or the audio device 340 (an example of the effect device) based on the effect data stored in the effect data storage means 198. Control related to the sound production to be performed. For example, a lamp or LED is turned on or blinked according to the occurrence of a gaming event such as insertion of a medal, an operation on a bet button B0, a start lever SL, stop buttons B1 to B3, or a change in a gaming state, or a display on a liquid crystal display LCD By changing the content or outputting sound from the speaker, execution control of the production for boosting the game or assisting the game is performed according to the progress of the game. The content of the effect executed in the game is determined by referring to the effect lottery table stored in the sub lottery table storage unit 199 according to the game state, the effect state, the result of the internal lottery, and the like.

  Then, when the production states are the AT preparation state and the AT state, the production control unit 180 notifies the winning order of the winning combination of the eight small roles by notifying the correct batting order when the batting order bell is won, and the display device 330 and the sound. Control to be executed by the device 340 is performed. However, even if the production state is the AT ready state, if the RT state is a non-RT state, or if the player hits the batting order bell in the AT state, one small role wins and the RT state is non-RT In the case of falling to the state, even if the batting order bell is won until the symbol combination showing the RT fluctuation blank is displayed on the active line so as to guide the gaming state to the RT1 state, the winning assist effect is not performed. Yes.

  In addition, when the production state is the AT preparation state, the production control means 180 informs the correct batting order at the time of winning order of the batting order replay 1 to the batting order replay 6 when the RT state stays in the RT1 state. In the situation where the display device 330 or the sound device 340 executes the winning assist effect that assists the winning of the player and the RT state stays in the RT2 state, the correct hitting order is notified when the hitting order replay 7 to the hitting order replay 12 are won. Control for causing the display device 330 and the audio device 340 to execute a winning assist effect for assisting the winning of the replay 3 is performed.

  In addition, even if the production state is the AT state, the production control means 180 displays the symbol combination indicating the RT variation blank on the effective line due to a player's operation mistake at the time of winning the batting order bell, and the RT state falls to the RT1 state. If the player is in the AT state, the display device 330 displays a winning assistance effect that informs the correct batting order and assists the winning of the replay 2 at the time of winning the batting order replay 1 to the batting order replay 6. And control to be executed by the audio device 340. In the AT state, if the RT state falls into the non-RT state or the RT1 state and stays in the RT2 state in the process of returning the RT state to the RT3 state, At the time of winning order of the batting order replay 7 to the batting order replay 12, a control for causing the display device 330 and the audio device 340 to execute a winning assist effect for notifying the correct batting order and assisting the winning of the replay 3 is performed.

  Note that the functional block configuration of the present embodiment can also be applied to a computer system (including a game system). In these systems, the function is realized by downloading a program that causes the computer to function as the game control means 100 of the present embodiment from an information storage medium such as a CD or DVD or a Web server on the Internet via a network. be able to. In the above computer system, the medal insertion switch 210, the bet switch 220, the start switch 230, the stop switch 240 and the like virtually function their functions with respect to operation means such as a keyboard, a pointing device (mouse, etc.), or a controller. This can be realized by assigning. In the above computer system, the reel unit 310, the hopper unit 320, and the like are not indispensable constituent elements. These device units virtually control their functions by controlling images displayed on the display (display device 330). Can be realized.

2. Method of this Embodiment First, in this embodiment, it is possible to set a normal section and an advantageous section as game sections, and it is possible to execute an assist time game only when it is an advantageous section. In the advantageous section, the value of the clear counter 197 When the value of the clear counter reaches a predetermined value, the advantageous section is ended regardless of the value of the AT end determination counter 195 even if the effect state stays in the AT state.

  Specifically, in the normal section, the performance state is always set to the non-AT state and the performance state is not set to the AT state, but the AT lottery is performed according to the result of the internal lottery, and the normal section When the AT lottery is won, an advantageous section starts, and the AT state, which is an effect state in which an assist time game can be executed in the advantageous section, can be set.

  In this embodiment, when the advantageous section ends when the value of the clear counter 197 exceeds the threshold value, the value of the AT end determination counter 195 becomes the threshold value when the effect state is the AT state. Even if not reached, the AT state is forcibly ended by the initialization process, and the effect state is initialized to the non-AT state. If the value of the clear counter 197 exceeds the threshold value even if the performance state is the AT ready state, the AT ready state is forcibly terminated without shifting to the AT state, and the effect state is performed by the initialization process. Is initialized to a non-AT state. In other words, in the present embodiment, the situation advantageous for the player to perform the initialization process based on the value of the clear counter 197 is prevented from continuing for a long period of time. The threshold value of the clear counter 197 can be set so that the number of medals acquired in the advantageous section (the difference between the number of inserted medals and the number of paid-out medals) does not exceed a predetermined number. In this embodiment, the advantageous section Is set so that the number of medals won cannot exceed 3000. Specifically, the threshold value of the clear counter 197 is a value corresponding to the number of games calculated by 3000 pieces / tilt value. Here, the inclination value is an expected value of the net increase in the number of medals per game by the assist time game and the bonus game, and in this embodiment, the inclination value is two. For this reason, the number of games in the advantageous section of this embodiment is 1500 (= 3000 / two), and after the shift to the advantageous section, “1” is set in the clear counter 197, and the number of games for 1500 times. A threshold is set so that the advantageous section ends when the number of games is counted. Thus, the period of the advantageous section depends on the upper limit number and the inclination value of the number of acquired medals, and can be arbitrarily set depending on the design. The threshold value of the clear counter 197 can be an arbitrary value as long as the maximum number of games in the advantageous section is 1500 or less, and may be a fixed value that does not depend on the slope value.

  In the present embodiment, when the gaming state is the BB state, a bonus game can be performed in which the winning probability of the small role is higher than the normal state, and the effect state is AT in the advantageous section. In the state, when the hitting bell is elected, the correct batting order is notified so that it is possible to play an assist time game that makes it easier to win 8 small roles than in the non-AT state. The bonus game and the assist time game in the AT state in the advantageous section provide a game where the player increases the number of medals he has. In the present embodiment, when the value of the clear counter 197 exceeds the threshold value in the situation where the BB state is stayed in the advantageous section, whether or not the termination condition is satisfied for the BB state. The advantageous section is ended and the initialization process is executed to return to the normal section where the assist time game cannot be performed. As described above, in the present embodiment, there is a limit on the continuation of the advantageous section in which the assist time game can be performed, and particularly when the value of the clear counter 197 exceeds the threshold value, even in the middle of the BB state. Since the initialization process is performed to return to the normal section, it is possible to prevent an excessive number of medals from being obtained in the advantageous section, which greatly exceeds the expected design value. Therefore, according to the method of the present embodiment, the medal acquisition performance can be suitably adjusted to suppress the shooting performance.

  In this embodiment, when the gaming state is the normal state in the normal section, the AT lottery is performed by winning the small role or bonus. However, the internal lottery is a chance to win the AT lottery. The winning probability of the winning mode and the probability of acquiring the winning mode and winning the AT lottery are both set to be 1/117500 (1/17500) or more.

  Specifically, in the normal state, as shown in FIG. 15, the RT state transitions between the non-RT state, the RT1 state, the RT2 state, and the RT3 state, and a random value for internal lottery according to the RT state However, the winning probability of the small role and bonus is not changed depending on the change of the RT state. In the present embodiment, for the batting order bell 1 to the batting order bell 9, the winning probability is 1 / 32.8, the common bell has the winning probability of 1/16384, and the cherry has the winning probability of 1/256. Yes, the watermelon has a winning probability of 1/400, and the big bonus (BB) has a winning probability of 1/256, and when these winning modes are obtained by internal lottery, there is an opportunity to win the AT lottery .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the winning probability of AT lottery in the case where each winning combination of a small role and bonus is obtained is 1/8192 for the batting order bell 1 to the batting order bell 9, respectively, 1/16384, 1/4096 for cherry, 1/3277 for watermelon, and 1/512 for big bonus (BB). FIG. 15 shows only the number of random numbers assigned to winning in the AT lottery item.

  Here, in the normal state, the common bell with the lowest winning probability among the winning combinations of bonuses and bonuses to be drawn in the internal lottery is 1/16384, and four random numbers assigned to the winning of the common bell Is assigned to the AT lottery win, the AT lottery win probability is also 1/16384 (the winning ratio for the four random numbers is 1/1), the common bell wins and the AT lottery The probability of getting a win is over 1/17500. Also, with respect to the winning modes other than the common bell, the probability of obtaining each winning mode and winning the AT lottery is more than 1/17500. For example, for cherry, 256 out of 65536 random values are assigned to the winning of the cherry, the winning probability of the cherry is 1/256, and the 256 random values assigned to the winning of the cherry 16 of them are assigned to the AT lottery, the AT lottery win probability is 1/44096 (the winning ratio for 256 random numbers is 1/16), the cherry wins and the AT lottery The probability of winning is over 1/17500, and the same applies to the hit order bell 1 to hit order bell 9, watermelon, and big bonus (BB). In other words, in the present embodiment, the winning probability is 1/17500 or higher for any of the winning modes that are the winning factors of the AT lottery, and the probability of obtaining each winning mode and winning the AT lottery is also 1 / 17500 or more. In this way, when the random number for internal lottery is associated with winning or losing the AT lottery, the total number of random numbers for internal lottery (for example, 65536) is N1, and each winning mode in the internal lottery The number of random numbers assigned to the winning prize (for example, 4 for the common bell) is N2, and the ratio of the random number values assigned to the winning of the AT lottery with respect to N2 (for example, 4/4 = 1 for the common bell) ) Is N3, (N2 × N3) / N1 should be 1/117500 or more.

  By the way, for gaming machines such as the present embodiment, it is necessary to satisfy the technical standards for the developed gaming machines to provide to the market, and in the verification, a test regarding the game play rate in 17500 games Is done. For this reason, if there is a winning mode with a winning probability of less than 1/1500 in the internal lottery, there is a possibility that the winning cannot be confirmed in the test, and the AT lottery that determines the transition to the advantageous section If the winning probability is less than 1/1500, there is a possibility that the transition to the advantageous section in the case where the winning mode that becomes the winning chance of the AT lottery is obtained cannot be confirmed in all patterns. In other words, it is not preferable that a situation in which the influence cannot be confirmed when determining the payout rate for 17,500 times is provided to the market as a gaming machine that can behave differently from the result of the test. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the winning probability of the winning mode that becomes the winning chance of the AT lottery and the probability of obtaining the winning mode and winning the AT lottery are both set to 1/117500 or more. This makes it possible to properly determine whether or not the gaming machine provided on the market meets the technical standard, thereby confirming that the gaming machine meets the technical standard. Therefore, it is possible to make it difficult to generate a situation in which the behavior in the verification of the above and the behavior in the actual market are significantly different.

  In the present embodiment, it is configured to determine whether or not the AT lottery is successful by assigning an AT lottery winning or losing to the random value acquired in the internal lottery. The lottery may be acquired according to the result of the lottery to determine whether or not it is successful. In that case, the winning probability of the AT lottery may be set to be at least 1/17500 or more.

  For example, if a winning mode that can be a chance to win an AT lottery is obtained by internal lottery, a random number value dedicated to AT lottery is determined within 256 ranges from 0 to 255. As shown in FIG. 16, by assigning a random value corresponding to the winning of the AT lottery to each winning mode as shown in FIG. 16, the AT lottery has the same probability as the example shown in FIG. You can get winning. Even in this case, for the common bell, by assigning all 256 random numbers (256) acquired in the AT lottery to the AT lottery, the common bell is won and the AT lottery The probability of winning is 1/16384, which can be set to exceed 1/17500. In addition, other winning modes (batting order bell 1 to batting order bell 9, cherry, watermelon, big bonus (BB)) that can be used for winning the AT lottery are other than the common bells. In this case, one of 256 random values is acquired to determine whether or not the AT lottery is successful, and the number of random values to be assigned to the AT lottery among 256 random values is set according to each winning mode. Thus, the probability of obtaining each winning mode by the internal lottery and winning the AT lottery can be made to exceed 1/17500. For example, for a cherry with an internal lottery winning probability of 1/256, 16 of 256 random number values acquired for the AT lottery are assigned to the winning lot, and the ratio of the random number value for winning the AT lottery is The probability of winning the cherry and winning the AT lottery is 1/4096 (1/256 × 1/16), exceeding 1/17500. When using random numbers exclusively for AT lottery, the total number of random values is more than 256, for example, 16384 (preferably 17500 or less), and the winning mode of the internal lottery that triggers the win May associate at least one random number value with the winning combination. As described above, the lottery method for acquiring the random number value for the AT lottery separately from the random number value acquired for the internal lottery is related to the number of bytes of the memory area available for the AT lottery and the transition rate to the advantageous section. The desired accuracy can be taken into consideration.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15 and FIG. 16, in the normal state, the type of replay to be selected, the winning probability of replay, and the like differ according to the RT state, The winning probability of Bell 1 to batting order 9, watermelon, cherry, common bell) and bonus (Big Bonus (BB)) is constant regardless of the fluctuation of the RT state, and the winning probability depends on the fluctuation of the RT state. When the winning mode of a small role or bonus that does not change is adopted as an opportunity to perform AT lottery, especially in the normal section, when the winning order bell, watermelon, cherry, common bell, or big bonus (BB) is won by internal lottery AT lottery. In other words, in this embodiment, in the normal section, the AT lottery can be performed only when the winning mode in which the winning probability does not change depending on the change of the RT state is obtained, so that any RT state can be set. Guarantees fairness when players are switched in the regular section in that the opportunity to receive an AT lottery can be given fairly even if the player is switched in the situation where they are staying can do.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the bonus granting means 175 wins the batting order bell or batting order replay in the AT ready state or the AT state, the batting order bell (when the batting order bell is won) or batting order replay (when the batting order replay is won) Control may be performed so that game information indicating the correct hit order according to the type of game, game information indicating the result of the internal lottery, or game information indicating the winning combination is displayed on the game information display unit DS. In this case, the game information can be displayed during the reel rotation on the credit display for displaying the number of medal credits or the payout display for displaying the number of medal payouts in the game information display section DS. When the credit display or the payout display is also used as an instruction display for displaying operation instruction information related to the stop operation, the section display SEC may also be used. For example, when a credit indicator or a payout indicator is composed of a 7-segment display, operation instruction information is indicated by a 7-segment display mode for displaying numbers, etc., and a dot display section for displaying decimal points, etc. You may make it show whether it is staying in an advantageous area by light extinction.

  Further, in this embodiment, the AT lottery and the extra lottery are determined by using a random value for internal lottery. However, when a predetermined lottery result is obtained in the internal lottery, the AT lottery or extra lottery is obtained. It is also possible to acquire a dedicated random value for and determine the success or failure by referring to a lottery table in which the acquired random value is associated with either winning or losing.

  In this embodiment, the AT end determination counter 195 is decremented and updated in the AT state, but it may be incremented. For example, based on winning the AT lottery, the value of the AT end determination counter 195 is initialized to the initial value “0”. In the AT state, the value of the AT end determination counter 195 is set every time one game is performed. Incremental update by adding a constant value “1” corresponding to one game, and the value of the AT end determination counter 195 has reached a threshold value (for example, a value corresponding to the number of games of 50:50) The AT state may be terminated based on the above. Also, in this example, when an extra lottery is won (when a predetermined condition is satisfied), an update is performed to subtract a given value from the value of the AT end determination counter 195 (the AT end determination counter 195 is updated from the current value). The value of the AT end determination counter 195 may be updated so that the number of counts to be counted before reaching the threshold value is increased), or a given value is added to the threshold value to end the AT state. Reset (update) the threshold value as a condition (the threshold value of the AT end determination counter 195 is increased so that the number of counts until the AT end determination counter 195 reaches the threshold value from the current value increases) Update).

  Further, in this embodiment, the AT end determination counter 195 counts the number of games in the AT state, but the value of the AT end determination counter 195 is updated according to the number of inserted medals and the number of paid out medals. The end of the AT state may be managed by a so-called difference number obtained by subtracting the number of medals inserted from the number of payouts. For example, on the basis of winning the AT lottery, a value “100” corresponding to 100 medals, which is the difference number as an AT condition end condition, is set in the AT end determination counter 195, and once in the AT state, Every time the game is performed, an increment update is performed to add a value corresponding to the number of medals inserted (specified number of insertions) to the value of the AT end determination counter 195, and when the small role is won and the medals are paid out A decrement update is performed to subtract a value corresponding to the number of paid-out medals from the value of the AT end determination counter 195, and the value of the AT end determination counter 195 has reached a threshold value (for example, 0) (below the threshold value) The AT state may be terminated based on the fact that Further, in this example, when an extra lottery is won (when a predetermined condition is satisfied), a given addition value is added to the value of the AT end determination counter 195 (the AT end determination counter 195 is set to a threshold value from the current value). Alternatively, the value of the AT end determination counter 195 may be updated so that the number of counts until the value reaches is increased).

  Also, for example, based on the fact that the AT lottery is won, the value of the AT end determination counter 195 is initialized to the initial value “0”, and in the AT state, the number of medals inserted every time a game is played (specified insertion) The value corresponding to the number of medals is subtracted from the value of the AT end determination counter 195, and when the small role is won and the medal is paid out, the value corresponding to the number of paid-out medals is set as the AT end determination counter 195. Incremental update to be added to the value of, and the stored value of the AT end determination counter 195 has reached a threshold value (for example, a value corresponding to the difference number of 100: 100 sheets) The AT state may be terminated based on (). Also, in this example, when an extra lottery is won (when a predetermined condition is satisfied), an update is performed to subtract a given value from the value of the AT end determination counter 195 (the AT end determination counter 195 is updated from the current value). The value of the AT end determination counter 195 may be updated so that the number of counts to be counted before reaching the threshold value is increased), or a given value is added to the threshold value to end the AT state. Reset (update) the threshold value as a condition (the threshold value of the AT end determination counter 195 is increased so that the number of counts until the AT end determination counter 195 reaches the threshold value from the current value increases) Update).

  In the present embodiment, a predetermined value (for example, 1) is set to the clear counter 197 as the transition to the advantageous section, and in the advantageous section, the update starts from the state where the value of the clear counter 197 is “1”. However, the update is started from the state where the value of the clear counter 197 is the initial value “0”, and the advantageous section is ended based on the value of the clear counter 197 reaching the threshold value “1500”. You may make it make it.

  In this embodiment, the clear counter 197 is incrementally updated in the advantageous section. However, the decrement may be updated. For example, on the basis of winning the AT lottery, a value “1500” corresponding to 1500 times that is the number of games to be the end condition of the advantageous section is set in the clear counter 197, and one game is performed in the advantageous section. Each time the value is cleared, the decrement is updated by subtracting a constant value “1” corresponding to one game from the value of the clear counter 197, and the stored value of the clear counter 197 reaches a threshold value (for example, 0). Thus, the advantageous section may be terminated.

  In this embodiment, the clear counter 197 is updated every time a game is played, and the value of the clear counter 197 corresponds to the number of games in the advantageous section. It may be updated according to the number of medals inserted and the number of medals. In this way, it is possible to manage whether or not to end the advantageous section with a so-called difference number (acquired number) obtained by subtracting the number of medals inserted from the number of medals paid out.

  For example, on the basis of winning the AT lottery, a value “3000” corresponding to 3000 medals, which is a difference number as an end condition of the advantageous section, is set in the clear counter 197, and one game is played in the advantageous section. Each time a medals is performed, an increment update is performed to add a value corresponding to the number of medals inserted (specified number of insertions) to the value of the clear counter 197. The decrement is updated by subtracting the value corresponding to 1 from the value of the clear counter 197, and it is advantageous based on the value of the clear counter 197 reaching a threshold value (for example, 0) (being less than the threshold value). The section may be terminated.

  Also, for example, a predetermined value (for example, 3) is set in the clear counter 197 based on the fact that the AT lottery is won, and in the advantageous section, the number of medals inserted (specified number of insertions) every time a game is played. Is incremented by adding a value corresponding to the number of paid-out medals to the value of the clear counter 197 when a small role is won and medals are paid out. The advantageous section is terminated based on the fact that the value of the clear counter 197 reaches a threshold value (for example, a value corresponding to the difference number of 3000: 3000 sheets) (or exceeds the threshold value). You may do it. In this example, the clear counter 197 is not set to a predetermined value when the AT lottery is won, and the clear counter 197 is updated from the initial value “0” in the advantageous section to reach the threshold value “3000”. The advantageous section may be terminated based on what has been done (or has exceeded “3000”).

  In addition, when the AT end determination counter 195 and the clear counter 197 count the difference number of medals, when the replay wins, the number of medals paid out is treated as “0”, and the next game of the game won by the replay ( In replay, it is desirable not to update the counter by treating the number of medals inserted as “0”.

  In this embodiment, the winning probability of the small role is increased in the BB state. However, in the BB state, the lottery flags of all the small roles are set to the winning state. With regard to any one or more of the three reels R3, the bonus game is performed by stopping the drawing range within the range of 0 frame to 1 frame (a range that can be stopped within 75 msec from the time when the stop button is pressed). Also good.

  In this case, when the gaming state is the BB state, for the first reel R1 and the second reel R2, the rotation corresponding to the pressed stop button is within 190 ms from the time when the stop buttons B1 and B2 are pressed. The inner reel stops, but for the third reel R3, the rotating reel corresponding to the pressed stop button stops within 75 ms from the time when the stop button B3 is pressed. When the rotating third reel R3 is stopped within 75 ms from the time when the stop button is pressed, the third reel R3 is stopped at the stop position of the rotating third reel R3 from the time when the stop button B3 is pressed. The number of frames required to do so is determined within the range of 0 frame to 1 frame (predetermined pull-in range). The reel control means 130 corresponds to the combination for which the lottery flag is set to the winning state on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating third reel R3 corresponding to the stop button B3 that has been pressed in the BB state. When the symbol is located within the range of 0 frame to 1 frame with respect to the display position on the active line at the time when the stop button B3 is pressed, the lottery flag is set to the winning state. Control is performed to stop the rotating third reel R3 corresponding to the stop button B3 on which the pressing operation has been performed so that the corresponding symbol is displayed at the display position on the active line.

  In this aspect, in the BB state, a game in which a small role is always selected in each game can be performed, and the player has a game held by the game in the BB state and the assist time game in the advantageous section. Providing a game with increasing media. Even in this mode, there is a restriction on the continuation of the advantageous section in which the assist time game can be performed, and when the value of the clear counter 197 exceeds the threshold value, a predetermined initial value is obtained even in the middle of the BB state. If it is made to return to the normal section by performing the conversion process, it will be possible to prevent excessive medals from being obtained in the advantageous section, which will greatly exceed the expected expected value of design, so it is preferable to acquire medals It becomes possible to adjust the performance and suppress the shooting characteristics.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the BB state is provided as the gaming state corresponding to the bonus state and the bonus game can be performed until the total number of medals to be paid out satisfies the end condition has been described. Whether or not the bonus condition end condition is satisfied may be determined based on at least one of the number of games and the number of winnings of the small role in the bonus game. For example, a regular bonus (RB) is provided that triggers the transition to the RB state that ends when either 12 bonus games have been played or the number of winnings for a small role has reached 8 times. If the regular bonus (RB) is won but no winning is made, the winning state of the regular bonus (RB) lottery flag is carried over until winning and the RB is established. In the RB state, even in the normal section, it is possible to prevent the lottery related to the transition of the advantageous section.

  In addition, an internal lottery table is provided so that the batting order bell wins in the BB state, and when the batting order bell is won in the BB state, a winning assistance effect is performed in the BB state to notify the correct batting order, and in the normal section In the BB state, it may be prohibited to perform a winning assistance effect when winning the batting order bell and not notify the correct batting order.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the end condition of the AT state based on the value of the AT end determination counter 195 is satisfied, the AT end standby state is shifted to the non-AT state, but the AT end standby state is not provided. A mode may be adopted, and when the end condition of the AT state is satisfied, the state may be shifted to the non-AT state regardless of the RT state.

  Further, in this embodiment, it is configured to determine whether or not to shift to the AT state by performing the AT lottery in the non-AT state, but as shown in FIG. In the state, it is determined whether or not to shift to the CZ state (another example of the special effect state) without performing the AT lottery, the AT lottery is performed in the CZ state, and the effect state is determined based on the fact that the AT lottery is won. You may make it transfer to AT state. In this case, in the initialization process at the end of the advantageous section, control information related to the start and end of the CZ state, lottery information related to the CZ state, and the like are also initialized. The CZ lottery execution trigger and the AT lottery execution trigger may be the same or different.

  In the present embodiment, when the big bonus (BB) is won, the winning Sim payout rate is less than 1 (less than 100%), and the winning Sim payout rate is less than 1. Since the possibility that medals increase in the BB establishment state is extremely low, the shooting performance is not excessively increased. The winning Sim winning rate here is calculated on the assumption that if the winning mode of a small role is obtained by internal lottery, the small role has won in a mode in which the medals are most paid out in the winning mode. It is the rate of appearance.

  In addition, when a bonus is established in which the bonus is won and the winning Sim win rate is set to 1 or more (100% or more), and the bonus is won in the normal section, and the AT lottery is won, An advantageous section may be started without waiting for a prize. In this case, it is possible to prevent the shooting performance from being excessively increased due to a high expected value for increasing medals in the bonus establishment state under the situation where the transition to the advantageous section is determined. Even if the winning Sim winning rate is 1 (100%), there is a possibility that an increase in medals can be expected in the short term, so the winning Sim winning rate is 1 or more (100% or more). If the advantageous section is started immediately without going through the waiting section, the clear counter 197 will be updated immediately after the bonus is won. Since the rate has converged and there is no merit for the player, it can be expected to be motivated to actively win bonuses.

  In addition, when winning at the time of winning Big Venus (BB), when winning the AT lottery, the winning assistance effect is not performed when the batting order bell is won in the internal standby section, but in the advantageous section, even if the BB is established, the batting order bell You may make it perform a prize assistance production at the time of winning.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the BB establishment state is a game section in which the winning Sim payout rate is less than 1 (less than 100%), and there is no winning assistance effect, the expected value is a game section in which medals decrease. Therefore, a special winning mode including a big bonus (BB) for performing AT lottery in which the transition to the AT state is confirmed (for example, a winning mode for winning with a probability of 1/16384: a winning probability of 1/117500 or more) If the AT lottery is won when the big bonus (BB) is won, even if the AT state starts after the end of the BB state, the number of medals decreases until the big bonus (BB) wins in the BB established state. In this case, when the winning order of the batting order bell is selected, an advantageous section is set from the time when the BB is established. It may be performed to award aid director. At this time, considering that the player feels uncomfortable due to the winning assistance effect in the BB formation state and senses the winning of the big bonus (BB), when the special winning mode is obtained, the special game in the winning game It is preferable to perform an effect corresponding to the winning aspect.

  On the other hand, in other cases, for example, when winning a big bonus (BB), it is determined to be divided into a winning that determines the transition to the AT state and a winning that determines the transition to the CZ state and the loss (the normal section remains) With regard to the winning mode for winning a lottery (the winning mode including the big bonus (BB)), the big bonus (BB) It is preferable to start the advantageous section by winning a big bonus (BB) through the internal middle waiting section, instead of starting the advantageous section immediately after winning.

  In addition, the winning mode (the winning mode including the big bonus (BB)) that triggers the CZ lottery that determines the winning to determine the transition to the CZ state is obtained, and the winning of the big bonus (BB) and the transition to the CZ state are obtained. Is determined, and when the game is set to the CZ state in the game of the BB state and a game for acquiring the transition to the AT state is to be performed (for example, when a specific combination is won in the BB state, an AT lottery is performed. In the case where the BB is established, the BB establishment state may be set to the internal / intermediate standby section.

  In addition, when the transition to the advantageous section is determined, the production state is assigned. For example, when the transition to the CZ state and the transition to the AT state are made, the advantageous section and The transition rate to the CZ state and the transition rate to the advantageous section and the AT state may be less than 1/17500, and it is sufficient that the transition ratio to the advantageous section summing them is greater than 1/17500. . For example, among the four random numbers assigned to the winning of the common bell in the internal lottery, all will be transferred to the advantageous section, but two will be allocated to the transition to the CZ state, the remaining two will be If it is assigned to the transition to the AT state, the probability of winning the common bell and moving to the advantageous section and the CZ state becomes 1/32768, and the winning of the common bell is obtained to the advantageous section and the AT state. The probability of shifting is 1/32768, but the probability of acquiring a common bell win and shifting to the advantageous section itself is 1/16384, which can be set to exceed 1/17500.

BX storage box, UD front upper door, DD front lower door, DW display window,
L1 effective line, DS game information display, LCD liquid crystal display,
SEC section indicator,
R1 first reel, R2 second reel, R3 third reel,
B0 bet button, SL start lever, B1-B3 stop button,
MI medal slot, MO medal outlet, MP medal tray,
100 game control means, 105 input acceptance means, 110 random number generation means,
120 internal lottery means, 130 reel control means, 140 winning determination means,
150 payout control means, 160 replay processing means, 170 gaming state transition control means,
173 RT control means, 175 privilege grant means,
180 production control means, 190 storage means,
191 main lottery table storage means, 192 lottery flag storage means,
193 stop control table storage means, 194 winning determination table storage means,
195 AT end judgment counter, 197 clear counter,
198 effect data storage means, 199 sub lottery table storage means,
210 medal insertion switch, 220 bet switch, 230 start switch,
240 stop switch, 310 reel unit, 315 reel index,
320 hopper unit, 325 payout medal detection switch,
330 display device, 340 acoustic device

Claims (1)

A plurality of reels having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface;
An internal lottery means for performing an internal lottery to determine whether a role is successful,
Reel control means for rotating the plurality of reels for each game and performing a control to stop the rotating reels in a manner according to the result of the internal lottery, triggered by a stop operation;
In a state where the plurality of reels are stopped, a winning determination means for determining that a winning combination has been won based on the fact that a symbol combination indicating a winning pattern predetermined for each winning combination is displayed on the effective line;
It is possible to set a normal section and an advantageous section, and in the normal section, a specific lottery is performed according to the result of the internal lottery, and it is decided to shift to the advantageous section based on winning the specific lottery. Assist time game is performed at the same time, the value of the clear counter is updated, the advantageous section is terminated based on the fact that the value of the clear counter has reached a predetermined value, and a predetermined initialization process is performed to return to the normal section Privilege granting means,
Production control means for performing control to cause the production device to perform a prize assistance production for assisting the winning of a predetermined role in the assist time game,
A gaming machine capable of executing an assist time game only in the advantageous section,
The winning probability in the internal lottery of the winning mode that can be a chance to win the specific lottery and the probability of obtaining the winning of the specific lottery by winning the winning mode are set to 1/17500 or more. A gaming machine characterized by

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